What remains of something when most is gone?<
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The work in the exhibition Residual Noise weaves together narrati
ves that touch on notions of collective trauma\, historical weight\, and do
gma through mediated imagery bringing into question the long lasting and im
measurable effects of conflict and distress.
In the work Berlin P roject 1945-2013\, Barrie Jones has photographed the scars left on architecture in Berlin dated back to the Second World War. Mo stly patched\, these surface tears from shrapnel and bullet holes act as a physical reminder of the conflict that threatened to destroy an entire gene ration. Jones points to an ordeal that continues to have political and soci al ramifications. His objective gaze recognizes a past\, which is embodied in the surface of patched concrete and stone.
Kate Henderson’
s series\, Disintegrations 1 – 40\, is a collection of im
ages found on the Internet. Working with low-res images of various types of
cloud\, dust and debris\, Henderson’s work feels both familiar and disorie
nting as one tries to pinpoint the events embedded in the pixelated image.
Henderson’s work not only explores the idea of shared memory by navigating
the internet as a source of archive\, but also highlights the oversaturatio
n and loss that happens in the breakdown when an image is translated from d
igital platform into print.
"efficency\, precision and digni
ty"\, a two channel video by Pascale Théorêt-Groulx\,
uses The Canadian Forces Manual for Drill and Ceremony as an entry point t
o instruct participants in a set of tasks. The booming anonymous voice of t
he instructor commands the contributors to perform a directionless group of
gestures that begin to spiral into the unknown and the absurd. While humor
ous on the surface\, Théorêt-Groulx’s work sharply critiques the power stru
ctures in the given scenario and further questions the dogmatic nature of t
he source material.
What Remains of something when most is g
one? This question is seeded in the works phrased in this exhibition.
With Jones what remains is resurfaced and transformed in the preservation o
f these architectural wounds as a form of remembrance and moving forward. W
ith Henderson what remains is a tapestry of events signified as a bombardme
nt of images that one cannot separate nor define\, but is constantly in the
process of negotiating. With Théorêt-Groulx she is drawing political lines
\, exposing the ideological apparatus that makes conflict happen. Together
these pieces collectively navigate history and how it is presented\, rememb
ered\, forgotten and interpreted.
Opening Reception: July 17th\, 7-9<
br />Mon-Fri: 1:00 - 5:00
Sat: 1:00 - 4:00